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Friday, July 17, 2015

No Spend July Day 17: Homemaking Notebook

A basic homemaking notebook is a great tool to have. You can type up your
daily chores and cleaning lists or find ones on-line that will work for you.
You can include a calendar to list what needs done around the house on what
days. A meal plan, a list of favorite meals, and shopping list are helpful to
include. There are many seasonal things like garden chores, clothing lists,
spring cleaning list, holiday plans, or info on household projects that can be
added. A notebook and dividers are the basic supplies you need. A pencil pouch
in the front can hold a pen and sticky notes. It doesn’t have to be fancy to be
functional. Use what you have around the house to put together a notebook and
add papers that you need to keep track of.

Do you have a homemaking binder? Would you benefit from one?

My office is currently in storage since I am in the process of redoing the floors and painting. This is the little cubby shelf that I'm using in my husband's office temporarily. I have two notebooks along with a stack of magazines and a basket of supplies that I wanted to have handy to use in my notebooks and my planner.

This is the box with my other notebooks that I have stored away but wanted
to have easy access to them. I started with one homemaking notebook. As I
continued to add things, it became full therefore I divided it into other
needed notebooks. My favorite notebooks are my seasonal ones since that I plan holidays
and other things related to the season. It’s very helpful over the years to be
able to find the recipes and crafts that I like to make. My notebooks are a mix
of stuff I've typed, printouts, and magazine pages. I decorated my notebooks
with papers that I had on hand and typed the working. The only thing that I
purchased specifically for my notebooks is the notebooks themselves, a pencil
pouch, and a few supplies that I didn't already own multiples of like scissors.
I like to be able to grab-n-go my notebooks if needed.

I collected many of my supplies that I already owned for my pouch. I do like
to buy notepads and sticky notes at the dollar store or thrift stores. I like
to take advantage of back to school sales to restock my supplies, buy page
protectors, and dividers each year.

About Me

You can find me enjoying life as a homemaker with my
beloved husband, Shawn, and our 4 grown children, whom mean the world to me. I
can get carried away listening to worship music, reading a devotional or
digging through the Word. I often find myself buried in a good book, drinking
tea, working on a craft, decorating on a dime, cooking fabulous meals frugally,
baking in my cozy kitchen, or captivated by a good movie. My most favorite thing is simply spending time with
my wonderful family and friends. I absolutely love this life God has blessed me
with!